Fort Cannon Campground, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina

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  This camp ground is positioned in the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains. The splendid pick of local attractions, and such a splendid variety of outdoors recreation are tremendous incentives to come. If you want a splendid time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Finally, camping season is here again, and Fort Cannon Campground is a great local campground if you happen to be in North Carolina. Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff truly is abundant here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The slopes of Scaly Mountain are so inviting nobody
    can resist; don't leave without stopping by Nantahala National Forest. The great folks who control this site and all the amusing stuff to do have folks coming from far and near.
Summertime highs at Fort Cannon Campground ordinarily tend to be in the 80's while nighttime lows
are ordinarily in the 60's. All through the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 40's while Fort Cannon Campground night low temperatures through the winter are in the 20's. Quite a lot of amusing stuff to do near Fort Cannon Campground, and it is a great campground. If you fancy the outdoors, you won’t be disenchanted; there's whitewater paddling, swimming, playing golf, hiking, and fishing, so it's just not possible to get bored.
Going for a hike along the Stewart Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area; in case you don’t have a
 
problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cartoogechaye River. Lots of folks camp here in order to be near Nantahala National Forest. You'll locate a wonderful lake called Pine Hill Trailer Park Lake near Fort Cannon Campground, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Mashburn Branch.
If the weather is wonderful here at Fort Cannon Campground, you can go for a hike along the Hurricane Creek Trail, and why not spend some time golfing at a close by golf course like Franklin Golf Course. This is such a stunning campground. Cullasaja River has a fine whitewater paddling spot close by, and a brilliant spot like Black Rock Mountain State Park is too good to leave out. There's no way anybody can get bored here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. You'll meet a lot of folks from Franklin here; Hyatt Knob is a peak you can observe from Fort Cannon Campground.
Be careful coming to Fort Cannon Campground, you might not ever want to return back home again. Hiking along the Gage Trail is wonderful fun, and as expected, A tour to Porter Cove is always fun. Fort Cannon Campground is a very popular campground with residents of Franklin. Fort Cannon Campground is a relatively wet place usually with a good deal of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is March, and October is when it's the driest.
If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Fort Cannon Campground. There is a magnificent hiking trail near Fort Cannon Campground called the Rartram Trail, and do take a look at Pine Hill Trailer Park Dam since you're here.
This is such a brilliant campground. On a nice day at Fort Cannon Campground you can take a hike along the Shortoff Mountain Trail; Cullasaja River is a magnificent whitewater spot nearby.

LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO:

Address:
190 Lopes Circle
Franklin, North Carolina 28734

Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.177479
Longitude: -83.350907

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These outdoors activities are available near Fort Cannon Campground.
 Camp Grounds Near Fort Cannon Campground:
Cullasaja River Campground, Franklin , 1 miles away
Downtown RV Park and Cottages, Franklin , 2 miles away
Old Mill Campground and Cabin Rentals, Franklin , 2 miles away
Whistle Stop RV Park, Franklin , 2 miles away
An Eagle's Landing Campground, Franklin , 2 miles away
Great Outdoors Recreational Vehicle Resort, Franklin , 2 miles away
Mi Mountain Campground, Franklin , 3 miles away
 Hotels Near Fort Cannon Campground:
Hampton Inn Franklin, Franklin , 1 miles away
Comfort Inn Franklin, Franklin , 1 miles away
Knights Inn Franklin, Franklin , 1 miles away
Microtel Inn Franklin, Franklin , 3 miles away
Carolina Motel, Franklin , 4 miles away
Holiday Inn Express DILLARD, Dillard , 11 miles away
Knights Inn Dillard, Dillard , 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Fort Cannon Campground:
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 10 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Sky Valley, Georgia , 11 miles away, 210 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 28 miles away, 740 vertical feet
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 33 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Wolf Ridge, North Carolina , 73 miles away, 700 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Fort Cannon Campground:
Cullasaja River, Macon County , 3 miles away, Class I-II - 3.5 miles long (Peaceful Cove Road to Fulton Road)
Cartoogechaye River, Macon County , 3 miles away, Class II(III) - 2.75 miles long (Mount Hope Church to Louisa Chapel Road)
Cullasaja River, Macon County , 5 miles away, Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Peeks Creek Road to Peaceful Cove Road)
Cullasaja River, Macon County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 2 miles long (Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge)
Cullasaja River, Macon County , 9 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls)
 National Parks Near Fort Cannon Campground:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 32 miles away
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 60 miles away
 Trails Near Fort Cannon Campground:
Gage Trail, Macon County , 10 miles away
Stewart Trail, Macon County , 11 miles away
Hurricane Creek Trail, Macon County , 11 miles away
Shortoff Mountain Trail, Macon County , 12 miles away
Rartram Trail, Macon County , 13 miles away
Rufus Morgan Trail, Macon County , 13 miles away
Three Forks Trail, Rabun County , 15 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Fort Cannon Campground:
Franklin Golf Course, Franklin , 1 miles away
 Lakes Near Fort Cannon Campground

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